Events

International workshops

With the support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Working Group is organising two international academic workshops bringing together senior economists, data publishers, economics libraries and funders of economic research to share ideas and discuss the progress is using open data and open tools in economics.

The first event will take place in Cambridge, UK in December 17-18 with the purpose of gaining a better understanding of the potential value of open data in Economics and illustrating some of the success stories, as well as identifying the current obstacles, which prevent economic information and data from being shared.

The second event will take place in the spring of 2013 in Cambridge, MA.

Open Knowledge Festival

One of the biggest events for the Open Knowledge Network for 2012 was the Open Knowledge Festival (OKFestival). The 2012 theme of OKFestival was Open Knowledge in Action, looking at the value that can be generated by opening up knowledge, the ecosystems of organisations that can benefit from such sharing, and the impacts that transparency can have in our societies. What kinds of new professions, ideas and community initiatives can emerge within our governments, markets, networks and neighbourhoods as a result of these engagements?